FC Sunrise First Freedom
Owner: Kyle Wintersteen

(Pending Water Test)

Freedom is High Point YTD - 2008

   

 

 

 

 

Most gundog trainers are fairly skilled, otherwise they'd need to get real jobs. There is a small, upper echelon of trainers, however, who have a natural rapport with dogs others never achieve. They're the dog whisperers, if you'll pardon the cliché, and Mike Wallace fits into this elite category. It is a bit comical watching him exercise his dogs; Many people have enough trouble communicating "hup, back and come" with their springers, but Mike will (somewhat jokingly) speak in complete sentences and the dogs honestly seem to understand.

One of the biggest keys to Mike's highly regarded training regimen is his reliance on the dogs' instinctive desires to hunt and please. He does not force his spaniels into gundogs, rather, he has an incredible knack for getting their natural drive to shine through. He's also a darn nice guy, a combination that's made him one of the most respected and well-liked folks in the spaniel community.

--Kyle Wintersteen

Placements

September 8th and 9th - Maine
Judges:
Alex Smith and Billy Akkouris
4th
Sunrise First Freedom "Freedom" - O: Kyle Wintersteen H: Mike Wallace

October 7, 8, 2006 - Long Island
Open Stake
4th  Sunrise First Freedom - O: Kyle Wintersteen - H: Mike Wallace

October 13, 14, 2006 - Cocker Club
Puppy Stake
1st  Sunrise First Freedom - O: Kyle Wintersteen - H: Mike Wallace

October 28, 29, 2006 - Mid-Penn
Puppy Stake
2nd  Sunrise First Freedom - O: Kyle Wintersteen - H: Mike Wallace

November 25, 26, 2006 - LASHA
Puppy Stake
1st  Sunrise First Freedom - O: Kyle Wintersteen - H: Mike Wallace

May 26th, 2006 - Central Ontario
1st  Sunrise First Freedom - O: Kyle Wintersteen - H: Mike Wallace

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